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Advisory committee reviews water and wastewater impact fee update; staff recommends keeping current fees

5398900 · July 15, 2025
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Summary

Consultants presented a water and wastewater impact‑fee update to the Capital Improvement Advisory Committee showing maximum allowable fees near current levels; staff recommended retaining current fees because the calculated maximums are only slightly higher and a required third‑party audit would erode benefits of a small increase.

The City of Cedar Park’s Capital Improvement Advisory Committee on July 15 received a technical update on proposed water and wastewater impact fees and a recommended path forward that preserves the current fee schedule.

Stephanie Nysus of Freese & Nichols (presenting for Bridle Nichols/consultant team) summarized the technical methodology: identify a 10‑year capital improvement plan (CIP), calculate the portion of each project attributable to 10‑year growth, apply the statutory credit required by Chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code, and divide eligible costs by projected growth in living‑unit equivalents (LUEs) to derive a maximum allowable impact fee per service unit.

Nysus presented impact‑fee calculations that produced…

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